During 2022-23 school year, students from the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs are representing the IU student body at the university’s highest levels. Fourth-year students Kyle Seibert and Bell Pastore were elected to their positions in the IU Student Government last spring and took office in April. The two campaigned with… Read more »
With the stresses on the healthcare system created by COVID-19, those in the healthcare field might be feeling a lot of mental burnout. Even students might feel unsatisfied with the career options they think lie ahead. But in Max Frausto’s case, this upcoming O’Neill and Kelley School of Business Master of Science in Healthcare Management… Read more »
Hallie Cohoon, an upcoming O’Neill and Kelley graduate studying for a Master of Science in Healthcare Management (MSHM), knew she wanted to be involved in healthcare, but knew she wasn’t set on working in a hospital when she started her journey. Cohoon shared her answers to questions on her decision to join the MSHM program,… Read more »
When South Bend native Olivia Portolese was just a kid at summer camp, she dreamed of one day becoming a doctor. Like all good campers, she knew what she’d have to do first: be prepared. Before arriving on IU’s campus as a pre-med student, Portolese carefully mapped out her college plan. “I already had my… Read more »
Stories are important to O’Neill student Anna Dubois. First, there are the stories she tells others – Childhood stories about backpacking with her family through the Hoosier National Forest and how her love of nature drew her to study environmental management. Stories about learning to garden and spin alpaca wool while interning on a sustainable… Read more »
“I care about law and public policy. I care about representative government and about how governments allocate funds to meet the needs of their constituents. But the thing I care about most? Helping people figure out what they like to do and how they should go about achieving it.” For Evan Carnes, BSPA’21, the path… Read more »
In Honor of National Transfer Week, Public Management and Leadership major Cassie Allen shared some reflections on transferring to the O’Neill School from Ivy Tech. On the transfer process – O’Neill made the transfer process pain free! My advisor made it pretty simple, explained my transfer credits, and even helped me pick up an extra… Read more »
For Cheryl Sullivan, waiting a year to officially celebrate her doctoral degree from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs was the easy part. The COVID-19 pandemic may have kept her—and every other 2020 graduate—from the traditional Commencement ceremonies at Indiana University, but she’ll return this weekend for the doctoral hooding. After 14 years… Read more »
Finding her people “As a first-generation student, the prospect of going to college was nerve-wracking – especially a big school. I worried I would never find my people,” said senior Rachell Pena. “But once I entered the O’Neill School, I found a close-knit group I could relate to.” Before her freshman year, Pena came to… Read more »
On choosing the O’Neill School Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, junior Patrick McPartlin first learned about the O’Neill School from his older brother Matt, who graduated in 2018. Like any good alumnus, his brother offered advice about how to make the most of his time at IU. But once he arrived on campus, McPartlin… Read more »